The life that we live

The day before Thanksgiving and I should be defrosting a turkey and making sure I have everything for tomorrow’s festivities, well… I am cheating this year. I ordered a turkey dinner from Safeway this year and am NOT cooking. No homemade turkey, No homemade mashed potatoes, No homemade Pie, No homemade gravy, No homemade ANYTHING!! The meal comes with side dishes and even a pumpkin pie. I didn’t know if there would be enough mashed potatoes so I bought some frozen mashed potatoes and they don’t include sweet potatoes so I will make some of those, BUT they will be out of can. I may also buy a frozen apple pie but that’s it.. I am not making anything from scratch. NOTHING. We are eating our meal today instead of tomorrow so that my best friend can stay and hang out for awhile after dinner instead of having to hurry home to get sleep for work. He works early the Friday after Thanksgiving. When I pick up the meal today I will know what else I need. I won’t care about the crowds in the store because I will not be in a rush to get things done. I can move around with leisure and not worry about a thing. I am excited to have a year without being rushed around to make a meal for everyone. I do that every day of the year and think I deserve a break for at least one holiday. Who knows maybe I will do it again for Christmas depending on how Thanksgiving goes.